3./KG 6

[DDT]

In the night of 25/26 july 1943 the crew of Lt. Gerhard Keppler was shot down by a nightfighter east of syracuse. Jan Horn is his book about the history of KG 6 says they were flying Ju 88A-14,3E+HK s/n 144602. The Kracker DB and the luftwaffe Career Summaries states it was the 3E+ML s/n 144683. Also I Am looking for the correct Christian name off Gefr. Neu: Edwin or Erwin? According to the book of Jan Horn he was the “beobachter”.
Tia for the additional info.
Kind regards,

Dirk

[Stig Jarlevik]

Dirk

Something is not 100% correct in Horn's book
In the general text he says (p 121) that Rehfuss was StKap 3./KG 6 and took off in 3E+ML and was missing after landing,
just like 3E+HK which was flown by Kreppler and crew.

On p 229 Rehfuss is listed as the StKap of 3./KG 6!

However on p 254 he reverse this and place Rehfuss in 2./KG 6 WNr 144602 3E+HK and Kreppler in 3./KG 6 WNr 144683 3E+ML....

On page 321 he place Rehfuss again in 3./KG 6 and on page 310 Kreppler (misspelled as Krepler) also in 3./KG 6

Main problem is most likely that 3./KG 6 flew at least one mission that day with an aircraft borrowed from 2./KG 6
(WNr 144602 3E+HK).

It is more difficult to know which crew was in which aircraft, but a "feeling" is that a table is usually more accurate
than a general text statement, so I would go for Rehfuss in WNr 144602 and Kreppler in WNr 144683

B Rgds
Stig

[hucks216]

La Kampfgeschwader 6 by Peter Taghon has the following details (Pg 282):

3./KG-6
Ju-88A-14 3E+HK (WNr 144602)
Htpm Hans Rehfuss
Ofw Harry Kälcke
Uffz Julius Wieck
Uffz Eugen Munz

3./KG-6
Ju-88A-14 3E+ML (WNr 144683)
Lt Gerhard Kreppler
Ogfr Max Lück
Gefr Josef Janson
Gefr Edwin Neu

[Jim P.]

This also matches those losses as reported in the Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #11)-Vol.21.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by Jim P.

This also matches those losses as reported in the Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #11)-Vol.21.

Sounds like we can track down the fault in Horn's book to page 121 where he gets things the other way around.

Cheers
Stig